making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
love triangle; eternal triangle
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
triangle; triangular shape
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
being in love with each other
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
the future; future prospects
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
debut work; one's first work
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in